U.S. House of Representatives to consider bill on aid to Israel without Ukraine
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A group of U.S. congressmen has submitted a bill to allocate $17.6 billion to Israel separately from funding for Ukraine.
The U.S. House of Representatives will consider a bill to provide aid to Israel without providing aid to Ukraine. This was stated by the spokesman of the legislative body Mike Johnson in a letter to his colleagues, Axios portal reports, UNN.
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Given the inability of the Senate to pass appropriate legislation in a timely manner, as well as the dangerous circumstances Israel is currently facing, the House of Representatives will continue to play a leadership role
Lawmakers propose to allocate $17.6 billion to Israel, but separately from the funding package for Kyiv.
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A group of U.S. congressmen introduced a bill that would allocate $17.6 billion to Israel without providing additional support to Ukraine.
According to the bill, the US should allocate $4 billion to replenish ammunition for the Iron Dome and Sling of David missile defense systems in Israel and $4.4 billion to replenish US stockpiles of weapons transferred to Israel. The document does not mention the possibility of providing assistance to Ukraine.